Law

218
Schools
First Professional
Credential Level
$112,909
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$80,356
25th %ile
$86,839
Median
$94,309
75th %ile
$112,488
Max
$280,926
$80,356 $280,926

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Columbia University in the City of New York NY 428 $280,926 $198,924
University of Pennsylvania PA 258 $261,434 $171,488
University of Chicago IL 204 $256,407 $188,691
Stanford University CA 182 $247,989 $153,302
Harvard University MA 570 $233,589 $93,235
New York University NY 476 $230,197
Northwestern University IL 278 $227,792 $154,286
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA 315 $221,601 $178,812
University of California-Berkeley CA 331 $182,943 $155,891
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI 332 $176,085 $132,524
University of Southern California CA 189 $164,409 $138,518
Vanderbilt University TN 182 $154,348 $139,857
Fordham University NY 397 $153,462 $147,561
University of California-Los Angeles CA 312 $151,546 $135,373
Georgetown University DC 693 $146,922 $162,286
Boston College MA 247 $144,494 $123,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX 326 $137,082
Boston University MA 227 $132,844 $117,740
Washington University in St Louis MO 235 $131,895 $92,540
University of Notre Dame IN 201 $127,146 $128,413
George Washington University DC 427 $125,556 $176,325
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco CA 293 $122,517 $139,352
Southern Methodist University TX 215 $120,122 $145,569
University of California-Irvine CA 140 $118,723 $133,605
Emory University GA 280 $112,488 $134,617
Santa Clara University CA 207 $112,148 $180,127
Yeshiva University NY 350 $109,829 $101,500
University of San Diego CA 241 $109,740 $145,850
Seton Hall University NJ 164 $109,479 $115,179
George Mason University VA 172 $109,265 $65,077
University of Houston TX 254 $107,620 $86,372
University of California-Davis CA 151 $105,663 $92,689
Loyola Marymount University CA 332 $104,890 $155,436
Loyola University Chicago IL 232 $104,463 $119,367
University of Connecticut CT 137 $104,260 $96,386
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT 0 $104,260 $96,386
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT 0 $104,260 $96,386
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT 0 $104,260 $96,386
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT 2 $104,260 $96,386
The Catholic University of America DC 97 $103,990 $147,964
Brooklyn Law School NY 297 $101,697 $96,951
St. John's University-New York NY 250 $101,018 $112,017
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA 160 $99,074 $108,519
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV 120 $97,762 $82,985
University of Florida FL 306 $97,045 $71,483
Tulane University of Louisiana LA 213 $95,856 $149,237
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC 199 $95,481 $91,570
Texas Tech University TX 127 $95,229 $86,163
Chapman University CA 155 $94,450 $170,800
University of Maryland Baltimore MD 189 $94,309 $118,506
Villanova University PA 169 $94,303 $69,861
University of Iowa IA 133 $94,146 $80,268
William & Mary VA 179 $93,684 $105,023
Washington and Lee University VA 154 $93,627 $97,335
Southwestern Law School CA 209 $93,315 $203,702
Temple University PA 210 $93,115 $81,733
American University DC 382 $92,991 $161,696
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN 198 $92,988 $98,423
Hofstra University NY 239 $91,839 $163,347
Illinois Institute of Technology IL 223 $90,958 $97,727
University of Miami FL 356 $90,674 $148,750
South Texas College of Law Houston TX 284 $90,663 $142,976
University of the Pacific CA 131 $90,470 $147,082
California Western School of Law CA 206 $90,230 $179,866
University of Georgia GA 183 $89,914 $82,694
The University of Alabama AL 126 $89,400 $61,500
New York Law School NY 320 $89,356 $142,500
Georgia State University GA 191 $89,252 $72,563
University of Colorado Boulder CO 174 $89,219 $105,696
University of Arizona AZ 93 $89,057 $67,750
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH 208 $88,523 $91,529
Indiana University-Bloomington IN 157 $88,474 $92,000
Pace University NY 177 $87,458 $94,737
Wake Forest University NC 151 $87,235 $105,023
Wayne State University MI 140 $86,839 $61,466
Touro University NY 131 $86,500 $132,011
University of Richmond VA 116 $86,168 $100,229
University of Utah UT 94 $86,029 $74,012
University of Baltimore MD 164 $85,639 $106,102
Case Western Reserve University OH 116 $85,577 $98,460
Golden Gate University CA 131 $85,053 $154,813
Syracuse University NY 177 $84,748 $113,050
Seattle University WA 185 $84,607 $144,542
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI 147 $84,364 $61,500
Northeastern University MA 200 $84,159 $70,571
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI 97 $83,916 $98,536
Purdue University Global IN 26 $83,840 $81,926
Howard University DC 124 $83,812 $185,348
DePaul University IL 233 $83,472 $131,463
Quinnipiac University CT 128 $83,420 $81,000
Stetson University FL 263 $83,382 $142,533
Texas A&M University-College Station TX 131 $83,359 $71,446
University of Denver CO 233 $83,279 $161,053
Drexel University PA 130 $82,453 $72,191
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN 118 $82,373 $61,500
Duquesne University PA 132 $81,365 $72,500
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN 245 $81,333 $97,806
Thomas Jefferson School of Law CA 108 $80,754 $229,699
Nova Southeastern University FL 186 $80,385 $162,455
Mitchell Hamline School of Law MN 331 $80,356 $101,761

About This Data

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.